Latch for automobile-doors.



B. OOHSNER. LAT-0H FOR AUTOMQBILE DOORS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1913.

1,685,471 Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

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t l EiTi i ROBERT OCHSNER, 03? NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

LATCH FOR- AUTOMOBILE-DOO1$ t @8534? 1. Specification of Letters Patent Patented Jan. 2'7, 1914.

Application filed May 22, 1913. Serial No. 769,164.

end and mounted in the lock-case 8 and its plate 9. A helical spring 10 engaging with the shank of the bolt is provided for normally maintaining the same in its projected or shot position; while a helical spring 11 engaging with the lever is provided for normally holding the same in its closed. position and against the stop 12, whereby the lever is prevented from rattling during the 1notion of the car. vVhen the lever 3 is re-- tracted against the tension of the spring 11, its outer edge engages with the bearing 6 produced by the formation of the offset 5. As shown, the lock is provided with a roll back 18 engaging with a lug 14 depending from the bolt 4, this rollback being formed with a square opening-15 for the reception of the square shank of the handle.

I would have it however, that I do not limit myself to the particular latch-bolt mechanism, described,

Be it known that I, ROBERT OCHSNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New aven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Latches for Automobile-Doors; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken. in connection with the accompanying drawings and the characters of reference marked thereon to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings consti tote part of this application, and represent, j

Figure 1 a view in inside elevation of an j automobile door lock constructed in aci cordance with my invention, shown as ap plied to an automobile door the main body of which is broken away. Fig. 2 a correl spending view showing the handle turned downward for the retraction of the latch bolt. Fig. 3 a detached plan view of the since any self-contained latch bolt mechavertically adjustable handle-case with the nism operated by an upwardly extending handle mounted therein. Fig. 4 a detached lever Will answer the purpose of my invenreverse view of the adjustable handle-case with its inner plate removed. Fig. 5 a broken view in ertical section on the line 4-1) of Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale. F12:

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As my improved lock is made plied to the trade, the lever enough to adapt the lock and sup- 3 is made long to be used in doors 6 a detached reverse. view of the latch-bolt of the greatest height, the idea being that lock proper. after the lock reaches the hands of the con- My invention relates to an improvement in that class of locks designed especially for use on the doors or automobiles, the object being to produce an extremely simple, durable and reliable look easy to apply, presenting a good appearance and constructed with particular reference to being readily adjustable to fit automobile doors varying widely as to the position of the lock and the handle.

With these ends in vieugniy in vention conslsts in an automobile door-lock having certain details of construction and combinabe hereinafter desumer the lever will be cut off according to the distance between the position of the lock on the door and the desired position of the operating handle thereon.

In order to adapt my improved lock to be used with doors in which the separation of the handle and lock varies, I employ a self-contained vertically adj ustablc rollback case consisting of an outer plate 16 formed near its ends with vertical transversely arranged ribs 17 forming bearings for the inner plate 18 which is secured to the outer plate by screws 15) entering the threaded central portions of the said ribs.

l l scribed and pointed out in the claims. l tions of the plate 16 lying outside of the 'lhelockproper orthe latch-bolt locks, asit l bearing-ribs 17, form fastening flanges 20 may be called, may be ofany approved dej having scrcwdioles 21 and provided for tassign and construction as long as it of the toning the roll-back case in right position To type in which the latch-bolt 2 is operated the inner face of an automobile door 22, it 5 by an upwardly extending lever 3. As I being understood that the inner face of the shown the latch-bolt 2 is formed with a long door is formed with a recess narrower shank t formed about midway of its length I than the full length of the plate 16 the with an ofi set 5 for the reception of the "flanges 20 of which extend beyond the side lever 3 and to form a bearing 6 therefor. walls of the recess and bear upon the Hush The lever is pivotally hung, upon a screw- 1 portions of the door. Between the plates 16 Stud. 7 l

passing through its extreme lower and 18,11nounta roll-back consistingof a hub distinctly understood,

Those portween the plates 16 case which may be the lever.

24: and a cam-like operating arm 25 which engages directly with the outer edge of the lever 3 at one oint or another thereupon, according to tie relative position of the roll-back case with respect to the lock proper which is located in the lower portion of the recess 23 in the door and secured in place, as shown, by screws 26. The hub 24: of the roll-back is formed with an outwardly extending square shank 27 for the reception of the hub 28 of the curved door handle 29 which is secured in place by means of a screw 30 entering the threaded outer end of the shank 27.

In order that the inside of the door 22 may be neatly covered with upholstery so as to entirely conceal the roll-back case and lock, I employ a spacing ring 31 which is fitted over an annular shoulder 32 at the base of the shank 27. Upon the ring 31 I' place a finishing washer 35 which, by preference, will be finished to match other trinimings of the car. I thus secure a space between the plate 16 and the washer 35 for the reception of the upholstery 34 where it is perforated for the projection through it of the shank 27 of the roll-back 24.

The lever 3 extends directly upward beand 18 of the roll-back raised or lowered with respect to the lever until the handle has been positioned properly with relation to the lock. Any excess length of lever then projecting above the roll-back caseis cutofi.

It Wlll be seen that as there is no direct connection between the plates lfi and 18 and the lever 3, the roll-back case may be raised and lowered with respect to the lever as desired the only requirement being that in the'flinished position of the roll-back case the arm 25 of the roll-back shall engage with In using the lock, the depression of the handle 29 will efi'ect the retraction of the latch-bolt 2 through the medium of the le \81 3 and against the combined tension of the springs 10 and 11.

I claim:

1. In an adjustable lock for automobile l doors, the combination with a self-contained. latch-bolt lock provided with a latch-bolt and an upwardly extending swinging lever for the operation thereof, of a self-contained vertically movable roll-back case made independent of the said latch-bolt lock for attachment to an automobile door at any desired height above the said latchbolt, and adapted'to have the said lever thereof pass upward through it and pro vided with aroll-back for co-action with the said lever and with a handle for turning the roll-back.

2. In an adjustable lock for automobile doors, the combination with a latch-bolt lock provided with a latch-bolt and an upwardly extending swinging lever for the operation thereof, of a roll-back case made independent of the said latch-bolt lock, vertically adjustable with respect thereto and comprising inner and outer plates secured together, one of the plates being provided at its ends with fastening flanges and the two plates being separated from each other to permit the lever to extend upward between them, and a roll-back mounted in the said plates of the said independent vertically movable roll-back case and co-acting with the said lever.

In an adjustable lock for automobile doors, the combination with a latch'boltlock provided with a latch-bolt and an up', wardly extending lever for the operation thereof, of a roll-back case adapted to have s the lever pass upward through it so as to perinrt the case to be vertically adjustable with respect to the lever, a rollback mounted in the said case and provided with an outwardly projecting stem, a handle for application to the said stem, and a spacingring and finishing-washer interposed between the roll-baclr case and the handle.

In testimony whereot, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. ROBERT OCHSNER.

\Vitnesses:

' M. P. Niorions,

Gnoncn D. SEYMOUR. 

